phone price of $6 per unit and embodies the following Hofstede cultural dimensions: individualistic‚ low-power distance‚ low-term orientation‚ and low-context (University of Phoenix‚ 2012‚ Syllabus). The All-Female Chinese Team The all-female negotiating team from China offers cell phones at a price of $9 per unit and embodies the following Hofstede cultural dimensions: collectivistic‚ high-power distance‚ long-term orientation‚ and high-context (University of Phoenix
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culture to disputants’ ways of managing conflict. According to Tingy-Toomey‚ there are two types of cultures that exist; individualistic and collectivistic (Griffin‚ 2009). Each culture presents a different way that its members perceive the self‚ goals‚ and duties. In individualist cultures people are concerned about themselves and their immediate families‚ where as in collectivistic cultures people identify themselves with group loyalty (Griffin‚ 2009). One of these cultures will usually dominate
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discusses the differences between the societies with individualist and collectivist mentalities. There are many ways how people see things‚ every society sees thing depending on their environment. American see individuals and Asians see contexts. Individualistic society have their privacy
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where the emphasis is on social order and harmony. Therefore‚ Western society tends to be individualistic and Asian society tends to be collectivistic. In an individualistic society‚ the cultural emphasis is on individual fulfilment and to be independent of social group. It is an essential trait in creativity as it promotes doing things differently from others and encourages novelty. In contrast‚ a collectivistic society emphasise on doing what is right and proper within the social context‚ and to
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Throughout the many years of their political relationship Japan and United States have found themselves in the midst of many instances of miscommunication. This is to be expected when a collectivistic and high-context culture‚ such as the Japanese‚ finds themselves constantly communicating with an individualistic and low-context culture‚ such as Americans. These are the two countries that this paper will be addressing in terms of intercultural communication and their differences that may lead to
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Journal of International Consumer Marketing‚ 23:181–192‚ 2011 Copyright c 2011 Marieke de Mooij and Geert Hofstede BV ISSN: 0896-1530 print / 1528-7068 online DOI: 10.1080/08961530.2011.578057 Cross-Cultural Consumer Behavior: A Review of Research Findings Marieke de Mooij Geert Hofstede ABSTRACT. Most aspects of consumer behavior are culture-bound. This article reviews the cultural relationships with the self‚ personality‚ and attitude‚ which are the basis of consumer behavior models and
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Individualistic vs Collectivist Cultures in Schools As a female American teacher reports to an immigrant Latino father that his daughter is doing well in class speaking out‚ expressing herself‚ taking an active role he looks down at his lap and does not respond. Thinking that perhaps he has not understood‚ the teacher again praises his daughter’s ability to speak out in class and explains that it is very important for children to participate orally. Looking even more uncomfortable‚ the father
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context is whether the culture is individualistic or collectivistic. Most Latin countries are collectivistic‚ but Brazil has a slightly higher individualistic rank compared to them. "Despite regional and social class variations‚ the Brazilian way of life has common traits that distinguish it from the customary ways of dealing with people and situations in North America and Europe and even in other Latin American countries" (2). Brazilians are more individualistic in other ways that they are more
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Maslow’s theory of needs in individualistic and collectivist cultures Malika Kassymova Les Roches Jin Jiang International Hotel Management College Advanced Writing Skills 13/06/2013 1. Abstract Maslow ’s hierarchy of needs is a motivation theory elaborated by a humanistic psychologist Abraham Maslow in 1943. Maslow’s theory consists of 5 main levels of needs that form a pyramid: Physiological‚ Safety‚ Belongingness and Love‚ Esteem‚ Self-Actualization (Janet A. Simons‚ 1987). Even though
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Introduction The need to expand activities in the geographical areas beyond national borders puts the company and their managers in the difficult conditions of doing business in different countries. This gives rise to diverse and multifaceted problems caused by the existence of cultural differences between countries. Therefore‚ studies of effects of job satisfaction and high quality job alternatives‚ in different cultural contexts‚ on desire of employees to exit‚ neglect‚ voice or to stay loyal
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